Late on Tuesday, the US House of Representatives rejected a bill submitted by Republicans to provide $17.6 billion to Israel, while Democrats said they wanted to vote instead on a more comprehensive bill that would also provide aid to Ukraine and international humanitarian funding efforts and provide new funding for border security. 

Voting is still ongoing, but 179 representatives voted against the bill compared to 249 who supported it, which means that it cannot obtain the two-thirds majority needed for approval.

Last Saturday, legislation was unveiled in the US House of Representatives to provide new military aid to Israel worth $17.6 billion, as part of the genocidal war carried out by the occupation army against Gaza.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, in a letter to members, said the full House may vote this week on the funding bill put forward by the House Appropriations Committee.

The Republican-controlled chamber had previously approved $14.3 billion in new military aid to Israel, but on the condition that it be paid by deducting a large portion of funds that were already allocated to the US Internal Revenue Service.

On the other hand, Republicans in the US House of Representatives failed on Tuesday to refer Immigration Minister Alejandro Mayorkas to trial in preparation for his removal on charges of causing a migration crisis on the border between the United States and Mexico.

During a vote held by the Council, the minister narrowly escaped being referred to trial before the Senate in preparation for his removal, after Democratic representatives defended him, accusing their Republican opponents of using Mayorkas as a scapegoat in the midst of the election campaign.